Physiology · 168 journals indexed
Highest-impact journals for Physiology
The top Physiology journals Scimago Q1-Q2 only, ranked by cites/paper, drawn from an17,538-venue index. Predatory venues are excluded. These are field-wide rankings — for a shortlist matched to your specific paper, paste your title and abstract into the free Journal Finder.
- 1Molecular Neurodegeneration14.3 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 2Nature Metabolism14.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 3Ageing Research Reviews13.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 4Nature Aging12.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Nature PortfolioScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 5Alzheimer s Research & Therapy7.7 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 6Molecular Metabolism5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 7Journal of Cachexia Sarcopenia and Muscle5.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 8Aging Cell4.9 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 9Clinical Nutrition4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 10Aging and Disease4.5 cites/paper · Q1 · Buck Institute for Research on AgingOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 11Aging Clinical and Experimental Research4.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 12GeroScience4.2 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer International PublishingScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 13American Journal of Clinical Nutrition4.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 14The journal of nutrition health & aging4.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 15International Journal of Obesity3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer NatureScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 16Mechanisms of Ageing and Development3.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 17Pain3.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 18Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics3.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 19Journal of Physiology and Biochemistry3.4 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 20Experimental Gerontology3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 21Biogerontology3.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Springer Science+Business MediaScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 22Nutrition & Metabolism3.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BioMed CentralOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 23Current Opinion in Pharmacology3.1 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 24Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 25Obesity3.0 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 26American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · American Physiological SocietyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 27The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 28Neurobiology of Aging2.9 cites/paper · Q1 · Elsevier BVScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 29Clinical Interventions in Aging2.8 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 30The Journals of Gerontology Series A2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 31Pathophysiology2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing InstituteOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 32Simulation in Healthcare The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare2.7 cites/paper · Q1 · Lippincott Williams & WilkinsScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 33Clinical Chemistry and Laboratory Medicine (CCLM)2.5 cites/paper · Q1 · De GruyterScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 34Journal of Alzheimer s Disease2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · IOS PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 35Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine2.4 cites/paper · Q1 · American Academy of Sleep MedicineScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 36Nicotine & Tobacco Research2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Oxford University PressScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 37European Journal of Pain2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 38Journal of Asthma and Allergy2.3 cites/paper · Q1 · Dove Medical PressOpen AccessDOAJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 39Tobacco Control2.2 cites/paper · Q1 · BMJScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
- 40Comprehensive physiology2.0 cites/paper · Q1 · WileyScopusWeb of SciencePubMed
“Cites/paper” is the OpenAlex 2-year citation rate — a transparent signal, not a licensed Impact Factor. Many regional and open-access journals are strong but aren’t covered by Scimago, so they show “no Scimago quartile”; that’s a coverage gap, not a quality judgement.
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